Degree Requirements

Major in Religious Studies (33 credits)

Students who major in religious studies may receive either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The B.A. degree requires third-semester proficiency in a foreign language. The B.S. degree requires the following cognate sequence: STA 215, LIB 301, and one of the following: ANT 315, PLS 300, PSY 385 or SOC 287.

DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES COURSES (Credits: 6): All majors are required to take two of the following courses:ANT 315 Comparative ReligionsLIB 335/REL 335 (beginning Fall 2016) Sacred Texts - Global ContextsPHI 343 Philosophy of ReligionPLS 330 Religion and Politics in America PSY 385 Psychology of ReligionSOC 287 Sociology of ReligionHNR 312 The Terror of Monotheism (SWS) This course is only offered in Winter 2016 and needs instructor permission to add the course and advisor permission to count the course in the category.

ELECTIVES (Credits: 6): All majors are required to take two of the following courses:REL 340 Religion and Popular Culture in the United StatesCJ 405 TerrorismCLA 315 Ancient ReligionENG 204 World MythologyHST 211 History of Islamic CivilizationHST 311 History of Religion in the United StatesHST 337 The Age of Islamic EmpireHST 342 History of East Asian ReligionsHST 376 History of Witch HuntsMGT 340 Ethics and Business, Social Justice and SustainabilityPHI 306 Eastern Great PhilosophersPHI 312 Medieval Great PhilosophersPHI 341 Philosophy of Death and Dying